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Taking Shape

Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s–1980s

January 14–March 13, 2020

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Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s–1980s

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Taking Shape: New Perspectives on Arab Abstraction
Session 3: Modern Art in Algeria and Egypt

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Taking Shape: New Perspectives on Arab Abstraction
Session 2: Arab Abstraction and Arabic Letterforms

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Taking Shape: New Perspectives on Arab Abstraction
Session 1: The Barjeel Art Foundation and "Taking Shape"

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Virtual Tour of "Taking Shape"

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"Taking Shape" reception at the Grey Art Gallery, NYU, on January 30, 2020

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ArteEast Interview: Suheyla Takesh

Artwork Spotlight: Rachid Koraïchi’s "Sans toi, ni moi, ou l’hallucination nostalgique (Without You, or Me, or the Nostalgic Hallucination)" and "Cet espace incrusté de nos destins (This Space is Inlaid with Our Destinies)"

Artwork Spotlight: Abdallah Benanteur’s "The Garden of Saadi"

Artist Spotlight: Saloua Raouda Choucair

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